The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.78° S 153.15° E

The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Reef sea temperature is
21.5°C
0.4° 

The Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Reef today (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 5PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (28 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (28 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s

Table - waves today at The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1.6
SE
6
1.9
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.5
SE
6
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.5
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
212
200
176
147
147
150
311
316
167
277
273
278
238
231
198
171
188
147
142
134
110
110
Wind (km/h)
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
8:44AM1.73m
8:45PM1.63m
9:25AM1.77m
9:22PM1.50m
10:11AM1.77m
Low Tide
2:48PM0.30m
2:59AM0.10m
3:35PM0.37m
3:34AM0.12m
4:29PM0.45m
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light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
18
20
20
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
16
16
19
19
19
18
17
Feels °C
17
18
18
18
15
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
13
14
13
13
17
17
17
17
16
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